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Windows 10 on a new SSD
Hello,
I've run into a problem with my HDD recently and I was told to upgrade to a new SSD for my Lenovo Y410p (Info: http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops...-series/y410p/)
I purchased the Samsung 850 EVO 500GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD to replace the current failing HDD.
However, I can't get to the desktop right now due to HDD issues so I can't run the program to migrate the HDD image over to the SSD.
So the two questions I have are:
can I do a clean install of Windows 10 on my new SSD without cloning my HDD? (I upgraded to Windows 10 on my laptop already)
Also, is it okay to just simply replace a failing HDD with a new SSD without cloning the HDD over to the new SSD?
As you can tell, I'm not knowledgeable about computers so I apologize in advance.
Any help is appreciated!